PRAYING THROUGH THE MONTH OF JUNE 2008
The month of June is approximately equivalent to the fourth (4th) Jewish sacred calendar month called Tammuz (Ezekiel 8). June is reckoned as the tenth (10th) month following the Jewish civil calendar. According to the Gregorian calendar, June is the sixth (6th) month.
Ungodly Mythology Surrounding the month of June
“Tammuz” the sun-god is believed to be a fertility god. He is widely worshipped in Mesopotamia, Syria and Palestine. In Egypt he is known as Osiris but to the Greeks he is called Adonis (a name derived from the Phoenician and Hebrew word for “Lord”) . His consort or spouse was the goddess Ishtar (Astarte or Ashtoreth). They worship their Worshipping these gods involved licentious (immoral and shameless) rites.
As Adonis, he was supposed to have been killed by a wild boar while shepherding his flocks, but his wife rescued him from the underworld. His death was taken to represent the onset of winter. The long dry winter season was broken by spring rain when he came to life again. The fabled death and restoration of Adonis, supposed to symbolize the departure and return of the sun, were celebrated at the summer solstice first with lamentation, and then with rejoicing and obscene revels. The fourth month of the Babylonian and later Jewish calendar month was named after him.
In Ezekiel 8:14, the custom of women mourning for Tammuz, which was observed at the very gate of the temple of the true God was considered one of the most abominable idolatries.
According to Roman mythology June was named after the Roman goddess Juno. Juno is believed to be sister (but also the wife) of the chief god Jupiter and the mother of Juventas, Mars and Vulcan. She is said to be “queen of the gods”.
The first day in each month of the year is dedicated to Juno. She was also the protector and special counselor of the Roman state. As the patron goddess of Rome and the Roman empire, she was called Regina (“queen”) and, together with Jupiter and another deity Minerva, they were worshipped as a triad on the Capitol (Juno Capitolina) in Rome.
Many people consider the month of June, which is named after the goddess Juno the patroness of marriage, to be the most favorable time to marry. Lucina was a nick-name for Juno as “she who brings children into light. In Greek mythology she is called “Hera.” She is the goddess responsible for women, marriage and married life.
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Historically, it was during this month that Nebuchadnezzar conquered Jerusalem, had the house of the Lord looted of all its treasures and burned down, the gates of Jerusalem and the houses of great men in Jerusalem. (Jeremiah 39:2, Jeremiah 52:4:14, Esther 8:7, Zechariah 8:16, 19, 2 Kings 25:1-12.)
Prayers Covering The month June & Its Significance.
God created the months of the year and gave each one of them a name. Everything about this month must be to the praise and glory of the Creator. Therefore;
- Command June to declare the glory of God and praise the Lord every day of the month. The first day of every month belongs to the Lord, and not to any demon god or goddess. (Ps 19:1, Ps 148:1)
As people of the Kingdom of God, we must not name anything (either months or seasons, names of people, places cities, towns villages etc etc.) after the name of an idol. This implies that we honour these idols, instead of honouring God the creator. This initiates the righteous anger of God.
- Pray and repent on behalf of the origin of the all the demonic names of the month of June and ask God to establish all over the world the name He gave this month. (Ezekiel 14:6; Psalm 19:2-4)
- This month belongs to the Lord. It is not dedicated to any god or goddess in whatever name they may be presented. By the blood of Jesus, Cancel, nullify and blot out these demonic names “Tammuz, Osiris, Juno, and any other name given to this month by the kingdom of darkness. (Colossians 2:14-15)
- Instruct the heavens to declare the God-given name of the month of June as the fourth month to every speech and language all over the world. (Psalm 19:2-4)
- Pray that God should reveal and cause us to change every idol name we have used to name our children, locations, businesses, farmlands, etc. Pray and ask God to cut off these idol names out of our lips and let us remember them no more. (Psalm 16:4; Zech 13:1)
- Pray that God will give you, a revelation of the idols in your heart so that when you go before Him you will not provoke Him to Jealousy and bring His wrath and judgement on you. (Ezek 14:1-4)
- Pray that God will give every member of the body of Christ, a revelation of the idols of our households, families, clans, neighbourhood, nations and the church, that provoke God to Jealousy and bring His wrath and judgement on us. (Ezekiel 8:4-5, 1 Cor 10:14)
- Repent on your behalf of your household, people groups, clans, neighbourhoods, nations etc of the service and worship of such revealed idols so that the wrath and judgement of God would be avoided. (Titus 2:14; Ezekiel 18:30; 2Ch 24:18)
- Pray that God will redeem women and marriages in your family, your local assembly and in the body of Christ from the power and influence of the demon goddess Juno, and release the power, authority and the Lordship of Jesus Christ over their lives and marriages. (Psalm 44:26; Job 6:23)
- Declare that your fruitfulness in this season is from the Lord and not from any demon-god of fertility. (Deut 28:1-14, Isaiah 54:1-4)
The demon-goddess Juno has to do with increased acts of perversion and sexual immorality in this season as she is said to be in incestuous marriage to Jupiter:
- Pray concerning any area of sexual immorality in your life, your family, your marriage, and the body of Christ. Repent where there is any such sin and ask the Holy Spirit to quicken you to flee from any influences that may mislead you, your family members or spouse or members of the body of Christ (1Cor 6:18, 2 Tim 2:22)
Prayers about numbers 4th, 6th and 10th Month
Down the middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. (Rev 22:2)
- According to Rev 22:2 the tree of life yields 12 crops of fruit; one for each month. As this is the 4th, 6th and 10th month respectively, pray that God will cause to be released every fruit meant for the 4th, 6th and 10th month by the Tree of life into your life, your marriage, family, church, nation and continent
- Also ask that every kind of healing needed this month; whether spiritual, physical, material, mental, psychological; financial etc. will be released into your life, family, tribe, communities; the church, and each nation
- Even as in the day of Nebuchadnezzar, today, the nations have conspired to invade and divide Jerusalem and parcel out Israel to other people. Continue to pray for Israel government as they are under pressure to divide up the land. Pray that God’s purposes shall be accomplished and His will be done. (Mic 2:1-5, Ez 46:18)
- Pray for the salvation of the Jews and their Aaliyah back to their land of promise from the diasporas (Is 43:5-7)
- Like in the day of Nebuchadnezzar, the enemy has emptied you of some treasures in your life due to sin, or ignorance. These may be peace, joy, material blessings, the calling of God upon your life, and you have been left empty in that area. Repent and pray for restoration of that area (Acts 3:19, Joel 2:25-27)
- The Temple and Jerusalem are a type and shadow of the church. Because of ignorance and unsound doctrine in the church, there are areas where the enemy has robbed the church of Christ of treasured members, talents, giftings, ideas and biblical principles which have then be used for the furtherance of the world systems. Pray that God will quicken the church to preach the kingdom of God and not denominations and divisions to her members so that they can like Daniel, stand in the system without being part of the system (2Tim 4:2, Col 1:28)
- Pray that the treasure God has put in you in terms of gifting, talent, equipping will be used to influence the system you are in with Godly principles rather than you being influenced by the kingdom of darkness even as you step into that office, home, school, or business place. (2 Cor 6:17, John 17:15-16)
PRAYERS COVERING THE PROPHECIES FOR 2008
The prophecies are to guide us into God’s perfect and specific plan for each one of us, our families, the church and the nations of the world for the year 2008. We need to keep these prophecies in focus so that we do not lose track of what God has said, pray for understanding of them, do a thorough and comprehensive search on them; plan and prepare towards them and pray them consistently until they come to pass. This is what it means to war a good warfare with what God has said (1 Timothy 1:18-19). For the remaining months of the year, we will take a close look at a few of them for each month, to enable us play our part:
- The year 2008 is a year of Open Heavens. Pray that in this month, God will grant access and open heavens for prayers regarding to your marriage, family, fruitfulness in every area of your life.
- 2008 is the year of healing of relationships. Pray that this month God will bring healing to relationships with your spouse, your family members, with the local congregation and the body of Christ in your nation. (Mal 4:2, Psalm 107:20)
- 2008 is a year of restoration of families. Pray that as God heals relationships within your family, you will begin to see the family restored right from the marriages, the sibling relationships and inter-family relationships
- 2008 is year of harvest. Many who have been labouring with regard to their families for over 20 years will end up harvesting what they have sown. (Ps 126:6)
- God will cause families to harvest from all their labours in the past and as a result there may be certain things you had thought may have been lost but will certainly and suddenly begin to pop up because God has decided that this is the time for harvest for your labour the years gone by. (Ps 126:1-5)
- 2008 is the year of covenants of the families – if there has been a time that your family entered covenant with God this should be the year. Begin to pray that God will reveal to you areas in which you can covenant your family with God. It is the Spirit of God that can search and reveal to you those areas that need covenanting with God. (1 Cor 2:10, Da 2:22)
- This is the year that the enemy will focus on the family and try to disintegrate them. He will try to attack spiritually in the realm of the soul, and attack even physically. Pray that the Spirit of God will raise up a standard in any area where the enemy is trying to attack you. (Is: 49:24-26, 59:19 KJV)
- Pray that God will remember His word concerning every prophecy or promise spoken over your life, family, your land, city, church, the nation and continent. (Ps 119:49, Lu 1:38).
PRAYING GOD’S PATTERNS INTO THE HEAVENS
The cluster of 85 stars through which the sun passes during this month are called Gemini represented by twins sitting on a throne holding a palm branch and a club in repose. They testify of the two fold nature of Jesus Christ as, God and Man, His twofold work of suffering and glory, and His twofold coming in humiliation and in triumph.
This cluster of stars also depict a man sitting on a throne. During this month, the most prominent planet in the sky is Jupiter. This planet is named after the mythological demon god Jupiter the king of the skies or king of the gods. He was said to be the husband of Juno the demon goddess whom we have dealt with in the previous portion.
On 3rd the new moon will appear at 19:23UT. On 10th at 15:04 UT is the first quarter, on 18th is the Full Moon at 17:30 UT. On the 20th is the Summer Solstice occurs in the northern hemisphere at 23:59 UT. The Sun is at its highest point in the sky and it will be the longest day of the year. This is also the first day of summer. It is said to be the day that celebrates the resurrection of Adonis the demon god (also called Tammuz and Osiris) with weeping and lamentation and then wild revelry and immoral acts. Finally on 26th at 12:10UT marks the last quarter moon. In the southern Hemisphere it will be the winter solstice – i.e. the shortest day and the longest night.
- Pray that God will in this month give you the revelation of the two-fold nature of Christ. He was like us, He was made sin for us yet he did not know any sin so that we may be made the righteousness of God. Ask that God will cause you to walk in a perfect nature like that of Christ as man, even when you go through trials temptations and hardships. Pray this for your family and body of Christ (Matt 5:48, 2 Cor 5:21, Heb 4:15)
- Pray that this month God will cause you, like Paul to come to a place where you shall know Christ in the power of His resurrection and fellowship of His suffering being made conformable to his death. Ask Him to teach you where you ought to die daily whenever the impulses of your human nature manifest themselves. Pray also for your family, and the body of Christ. (Phil 3:10, Gal 2:20, 1 Cor 15:31)
- Pray that during this season, in whatever trial you are facing, you focus on the triumph and victory of Jesus Christ over the kingdom of darkness at the cross more than 2000 years ago. Pray that you will get a revelation of your position in Him – high above all principalities and powers. Pray this for your family and the church (2 Cor 2:14, Eph 1:17-23,2:6)
- The stars depict the twins in repose – seated in rest after victory won. Pray that you will labour to enter into the Sabbath rest in this season in every area of your life. God’s rest because He is working in you and not you. You are only a vessel through which He expresses Himself and His purposes, if you rest in Him. (Heb 4:11, Phil 2:13)
- Declare that Jesus is the King of the heavens and King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Ask Jupiter to praise Jesus Christ who created it for His pleasure and for specific signs of the times. (Rev 4:11, Ps 19:1)
- Reject every worship and adoration given to the planet Jupiter or the moon or the cluster of stars called Gemini. Declare that they shall reject every voice lifted up to praise and worship them in this season or to prognosticate or manipulate their influences for ungodly purposes. For those who refuse to repent, God should send his 4 judgments on monthly prognosticators, witches, wizards, sorcerers diviners traffikers of familiar spirits, necromancers and astrologers who use the heavenly bodies for wicked actions. (Ez 14:21)
- At full moon there is heightened demonic activity and his agents ensure their evil intents are at fullest. Pray that in this month, you are rooted and grounded in Christ so that you will be filled with the fullness of Christ so that you can stand and triumph in every good work. (Eph 1:23, 3:17)
- On the longest day i.e. 20th pray that the dayspring in all its fullness will shake out every wickedness resulting from the worship of the demon god Adonis/Tammuz (Job 38:12).
- Its the longest period of time for light in the northern hemisphere. Pray that the Lord god who is our sun and shield should shine on the body of Christ with healing, prosperity, and all blessings. Pray that from that day you shall arise and shine at a new level as this prolonged period of light shines. (Is 60:1-2, Ps 84:11, Mal 4:2)
- Pray that during this day which is also the longest night in the southern hemisphere, the troubles of the evening tide events will be delayed. Pray that those who look to bring trouble in the night seasons will be (Ps 59:1-7,14-15, Is 17:14).
- Proclaim Ps 127 and 128 over your life, family and the body of Christ.
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